Sony Reveals New Value-Priced PSP Model
08/16/2011 Written by Anthony Severino
With the PlayStation Vita on the horizon, the last thing that anyone was expecting coming out of the Sony gamescom press conference, would be a new PSP model. However, Sony has done just that, bringing a new low-cost model to help the PSP continue to sell with the Vita on the market.
Sony has announced a new value-priced PSP model that lacks Wi-Fi functionality, and likely other things to get the price to an extremely low point.
The price has been revealed for Europe only as €99. Which is €30 less than the current PSP model. No pricing has been revealed for the US, or even if this model will make it to North America or Japan. We’ll be sure to update you if there is any further news on this new PSP.
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I bought my PSP a week after the PSP was released in the US. The only thing is that the stick is a lil messed up. I hope this comes to the US. I dont mind that it doesnt havce Wi-Fi since I never played online and for about $100 it seems really good to me.
This new PSP model will replace the crap 3000 model and hopefully they fix the screen ….
Umm, with no WiFi it isn’t going to “replace” anything. It would sell zero units in Japan if it were released there, for instance.
It is pretty much Sony’s way of saying “Sorry about all of those UMDs you bought, ol’ chap. Let’s just make sure you don’t have to throw them away when we stop manufacturing the expensive models.”
Not Really the new PSP will have a UMD drive with now WiFi what do you need a WiFi for only a few games use WiFi ….do you use WiFi to use the net on the PSP ?
And that my fellow gamers is called “commitment”, for lack of a better synonym to “good business”. Nevertheless, Sony proves once again they don’t abandon their products just because they don’t meet expectations. And it’s also a great strategy, something similar they should have done with the PS2 when the Wii reared its threatening head. Match the 3DS against the old PSP. The PSP is still doing quite well in Japan, so make it difficult for the new 3DS to gain ground with a new, cheap PSP and its large library of popular games. It may not have the same impact in USA, and frankly it’s not the objective, but I think it will help maintain the brand in the portable arena and prepare it for the Vita launch. Also, a cheap PSP bundled with a couple of games can also make some parents hesitate on buying a 3DS, which at the moment shows no significant graphical advantage over the PSP, not to mention the lack of games (and pricier new ones).
Man no wi fi for like game downloads with out a PC better have a built in 8 or 16gig hard drive to combat taking away wi fi. Wi Fi is a standard in the US and probably Euro and other countries closer to Japan where it’s pretty much a lifestyle. A hundred buck for this system with what kinda looks like no UMD support. If it has a UMD and around 4 gig stick or built-in at the most I’d pay 79.99. With downloaded game or UMD bundles closer to 100 it would endup.. But with old UMD or probably some older PSN titles game included I don’t see the value.
dude, the thing only has one speaker. do you actually think it’s gonna have built in memory. the point is to get the price down. you need to take a closer look at the pics. it has umd support. (that’s about all it has) “umd” is printed on the back of the unit, i’d guess that the whole back will open up so you can stick the “useless media disc” in there.
€ 99 = 142.75800 U.S. dollars.
That isn’t how they determine the cost in other regions. PS Vita and PS3 are €250 and $250 in the US. If it comes out here it will likely be 99.99 or 99.95
seeing how the psp 3000 sells at $129.99 right now, it would have to be at most $99.99
Where in my post does it say it will come out that price? All I did was post the current conversion.
i will admit it does look cool. but i already have a 1000 3000 and a go. so i dont think i will be picking this one up. lol. in my opinion its just a cash grab on sony’s part. and who can blame them. they are gonna be selling the psv at a loss. so this thing will help make up for that. its obviously built out of the cheapest materials they can get, and they trimmed as much off of the 3000 as possible to make it. and they will make money on it, and this is how its gonna work. all these little kids are gonna go up to their parents and say they want a “psv” (because they cannot pronounce “vita”) and their parents are gonna say “well i’ll see what i can do” they’ll go to wal-mart or gamestop, where the clerks will be of little to no help. and all the parents will see is price tags. they will look at the vita with its $299 and $249 price tags and go “oh my god!” then they will see this cheap little thing, with a great price and probably some crappy games thrown in for free and go “what a bargain!” and buy it. thus supplementing the loss on the vita. because every time they sell a vita to someone like me, there is gonna be some clueless parent buying one of these. its pure genius i tell you!
I already have a psp, 2000,3000 and a go. Thank god I heard its not coming to NA or I may consider one.
The NEW PSP model will have a UMD drive with no WiFi and so what if it has no WiFi on it most psp games don’t support WiFi .